Using Websites in the English class

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How to Teach Englishwith Technology

Using Websites

Dudeney, G and Hockly, N, (2009). How to teach English withtechnology. Adapted by Lopez, A., Vallejo, N., Velasquez., A. (2015),

Language learning resources course, Universidad de caldas.


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Usingwebsites

Authentic

ELTCooperative

workT

consu

Save coMonolingual-Multilingual


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Web Pages in the Classroom

As printed pages, with no computers.

With one computer with an Internet connection.

In a computer lab with a set of networked and connected compute


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ELT websites or authentic websites


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What is the difference between ELT web

and authentic websites?


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Depends

What you want toachieve

The types of tasks

Students languagelevel


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Advantages and disadvantages of Authen

websites

Authenticinput

Fit studentsinterests

ProsChallengingfor students

Vocabulary

Cons


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Advantages and disadvantages of EL

websites

Practice bytheir own somelg aspects

Controlledlanguage;homework.

ProsLack ofauthencity

Lack of realtasks.

Cons


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use authentic websites ?


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Some authentic websites


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ELT websites


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In yahoo

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In google


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Masters treasure hunt

Or how much we can stand this intern

connection -_-

Lets see how tech-skillfull you

are

L k f


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Look for

1. Capital of Andorra

2. Douglas Brown birth

6. Meaning of the name Yamid

7. Little talks singer

9. The richest person in 2010

3. Who wrote Dracula

4. The name of the president of World Bank

5. Nationality of the architect of la Pederera

8. The country that won third place in the FIFA World Cup in 1978

10. The director of The Lake House

Th


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The answers

1. Capital of Andorra

2. Douglas Brown birth

3. Who wrote Dracula

4. The name of the president of World Bank

5. Nationality of the architect of la Pederera

6. Meaning of the name Yamid

7. Little talks singer

8. The country that won third place in the FIFA World Cup in 1978

9. The richest person in 2010

10.The director of The Lake House

Andorra la Vella

1941

Braun Stoker

Jin Yong Kim

Spanish

A strong urge for independence

Of Monster and men

Br

Carlos Slim

Alejandro Agresti


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How to Evaluate Websites?

Aims.

Does the website fit your needs?

Does it enhance and complement the materials and activities you h

for the class? Extra material

Coursebook


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1. Accuracy

Who is the author? Is the page content reliable and correct?

Cross-reference with other similar websites and encyclopedias.

2. Currency

Is the content up-to-date?

When was the page last updated?

Check for information at the bottom/top of the page.


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3. Content

Is the site interesting and stimulating? Is it attractive and easy to navigate?

4. Functionality

Does the site work well? Are there any broken links?

Does it use a lot of large files or alternative technologies?


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How to evaluate websites?Accuracy Currency Content Functionali

Is it authentic?Does it fit your needs?

Does it fit students needs and interests?

Is it the page content reliable?

Is it the content up-to-date?

Is it easy to navigate?

Does it promote meaningful learning?

Is it attractive and stimulating?

Does the site work well?

Does it use alternative tecnhologies?


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Planning lessons using interne1. Have a collection of

webpages2. Set up the objectives of yourclass

3. Specific objectives with thewebpage

4. Explore the webpage(content, type of tasks, andselect)

5. Think about the impact onyour students

6. Plan the tasks based on thewebpage.

7. Check internet.


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Lesson planning

Warm up (whole class)

Web practice (Studentsexplore)

Follow up activities (Ssdevelop a task)


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Sports and healthy habits

Warm up: Picture of people from the world of the sports.

Web: Students watch a video inyoutube about Michael Pelphs traini

Follow up:www.vocaroo.com Make a recording by summarizing the ideas of the video. Students can look for their favorite soccer pla

tennis player and do the same.
http://www.vocaroo.com/http://www.vocaroo.com/


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Websites for different skills

Listening:www.lyricstraining.com

www.esl-lab.com

www.breakingnewsenglish.com

Speaking:www.mailvu.com

www.voicethread.com

Reading: http://www.theguardian.com/ www.readingrockets.org

www.bookadventure.com

Grammar: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/
http://www.lyricstraining.com/http://www.esl-lab.com/http://www.esl-lab.com/http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/http://www.mailvu.com/http://www.voicethread.com/http://www.voicethread.com/http://www.theguardian.com/http://www.theguardian.com/http://www.readingrockets.org/http://www.readingrockets.org/http://www.bookadventure.com/http://www.bookadventure.com/https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/http://www.bookadventure.com/http://www.readingrockets.org/http://www.theguardian.com/http://www.voicethread.com/http://www.mailvu.com/http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/http://www.esl-lab.com/http://www.lyricstraining.com/


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Working with lower level of languag

proficiency


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Be careful.

- Use websites with simple and clearlypresented text

- Websites with non-linguistic data, easy

to interpreter- Websites with visuals


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ELTwebsites


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglis


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http://www.moralstories.org/fables


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What web sites do you use for your teaching?

WHEN USING WEB SITES


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WHEN USING WEB SITES

Be prepared

Take advantage of other peoples

knowledge

Save pages

Foster pair work

Take care of the

arrangement of your cr


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A NEW TEACHER IS COMING TO YOUR PLACE OF WO

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF ADVICE WOUL

GIVE?

Use websites that will probably be new for your learners.

Lesson planning for using a website is very different from

planning using a coursebook.

Its a good idea to have a backup plan in case of problems

Its best to use website that have lots of movement and

flashing lights and sound, to keep learners interested


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A NEW TEACHER IS COMING TO YOUR PLACE OF WO

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PIECES OF ADVICE WOUL

GIVE?

To use a web page you dont have to have a live interne

connection .

Learners should work alone on the comnputer, not in

pairs of groups.

Keep the learners in front of the computers for the whoclass if possible.

Dont let your learners know that youre not confident

with the technology. They might lose respect for you


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SOURCES FOR IMAGES

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/ws/660/amz/worldservice/live/assets/imag/2015/09/01/150901210647_google_624x351_pa.jpg

https://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0321/5ab1c1aad4c87/5a

http://fontslogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ask-com_320.jpg
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/ws/660/amz/worldservice/live/assets/images/2015/09/01/150901210647_google_624x351_pa.jpghttp://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/ws/660/amz/worldservice/live/assets/images/2015/09/01/150901210647_google_624x351_pa.jpghttp://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/yahoo-logo.jpghttp://fontslogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ask-com_320.jpghttp://fontslogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ask-com_320.jpghttp://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/yahoo-logo.jpghttp://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/ws/660/amz/worldservice/live/assets/images/2015/09/01/150901210647_google_624x351_pa.jpg


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Task

Choose a topic (pasted around the classroom)

Choose the language level.

Select one of the previous websites

Plan a mini lesson withWarm up, web, and follow up

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Using Websites in the English class